Since then, Pei Sanshao has come here every now and then to buy sugar. As long as it is a day when sugar is sold, he will definitely come here early.
I don’t buy more every time, just one pack of each type of candy.
Over time, Xia Qiyue became as familiar with him as Lu'er, and sometimes they would have breakfast before hurriedly returning to Jingcheng Yunlu Bookstore.
The weather is getting warmer, and Xia Qiyue is also tossing back and forth between Baijia Village and Jiuli Town. During the day, he goes to Baijia Village to check on the progress of house construction and deliver food and meat.
Zhao, the daughter-in-law of An Orion, and Qian, the eldest aunt, were responsible for providing meals to the master masons. They were enough for two people.
There are eight masons in total, and for other small workers, each family will provide a strong laborer to help.
The two taels of silver that Xia Qiyue lent to each household were deducted from here. A person's daily wage was thirty copper coins, which was considered a high wage in Jiuli Town, and it was not easy to find a job if you wanted to.
Yes, so none of the villagers said they were unhappy.
The person who came to Lao An's house was An Zihang, the second eldest son of the An family. At home, the eldest son of the An family was the most favored, so of course he had no share in it. The third eldest son, An Zihang, was used to cheating and cheating, and he also used his tongue to make Lao An's wife happy. In the end,
This job fell to An Zihang.
Of course, in order to pay off the debt as soon as possible, if Xia Qiyue needs it, the family can have one more person come over to do the work, such as An Sijin's two brothers, Uncle An's family, Qian's family, and the family.
My son also came to work, so he was counted as two people.
Another example is An Orion. The couple is both working, so it counts as two workers.
But Lao An's family didn't. Their house wasn't finished yet, so they didn't have time for two more people to work on it.
The third courtyard was built in July in the summer. As soon as we entered the courtyard, we were already up. Today is the day of going to the fort. The custom here is to invite the whole village to dinner on the day of going to the fort.
Xia Qiyue thought that as soon as she entered the courtyard and went to the fort, it would be a treat for the day. It would be a representation.
So she brought food, meat and vegetables to Baijia Village early in the morning. The courtyard was very busy today, so she was the only one driving here with the food.
As soon as he entered the village, he saw his own yard. Xia Qiyue drove non-stop to An Orion's house.
"Girl in July, why are you here so early today?" Ms. Zhao hurriedly greeted her. She had just finished making breakfast, and the masons had started working early and had not had time to have breakfast.
Xia Qiyue jumped off the carriage and looked at Zhao with a smile on her face. She moved neatly and no longer looked as thin as when she first crossed over.
"Aunt Zhao, aren't you going to the fort today? I will bring over the food and meat for today. Aunt, have you made arrangements for everyone? There will definitely be a lot of work today."
"You girl, don't worry. I have already promised that Sister-in-law Qian will call all the daughters-in-law at home, and there are also two or three daughters-in-law from Sister-in-law Dazui's family. It's enough work!"
Mrs. An Zhao quickly stepped forward and helped Xia Qiyue unload the things she had brought over from the truck and move them into the house, while reassuring her that she was ready.
However, as he was talking, he paused. Xia Qiyue pulled a bag of grain on the car with one hand and turned to look at Zhao who stopped and said nothing.
"What's wrong, auntie?"
Mrs. Zhao pondered for a moment but couldn't help but speak: "Qiyue, your old lady... I mean Sister-in-law Li's side, don't you need their help for things like this today?"
When Mrs. An first learned that Xia Qiyue asked Mrs. Zhao to help with the cooking, she made a fuss several times, with her three daughters-in-law and several grandchildren coming over every day to eat and drink.
Xia Qiyue went to Li Zheng angrily, and then asked Lao An to calm down for a while.
Now, if I want to go to the fort, I am afraid that if I don't call them, they will have to come and make a scene on the spot.
"Don't scream!" Xia Qiyue said firmly.
"But it's quite annoying when they make a fuss..." Ms. Zhao said in a low voice.
"Don't be afraid, I have a way to deal with them!" Xia Qiyue shook his head, and the soldiers came to cover up the water and earth. Let's see how they make trouble.
"Okay, Girl Qiyue, you should be careful yourself, Sister-in-law Li is very scary when she goes crazy!"
Ms. Zhao reminded her to start moving things. Xia Qiyue shook her head and smiled.
In fact, Mrs. An didn't let the one who was the most difficult to deal with was not smart enough. To say that she was the most difficult to deal with, it was Liu Mei.
Since the candy business has entered a stable period, Xia Qiyue has stayed in Baijia Village for a longer time. Today she has to go to the fort. She follows the whole process, and there is a custom here, which is to tie red ropes on the beams.
, scatter copper plates.
Xia Qiyue generously prepared 88 copper coins and two packets of sugar, one packet of halva and one packet of nougat.
After she got on the beam and tied the red rope, she stood on it and threw it in all directions.
Everyone below started to grab it frantically, cheering continuously, accompanied by the sound of firecrackers.
The atmosphere was joyful but tense. Those who knew that candies were expensive did not even look at the coins and went straight to grab the candies.
However, those who didn't know that candy was expensive were eager to grab the coins.
After all, eighty-eight copper coins scattered is quite a lot, enough for this group of people to search for a while.
After Xia Qiyue finished scattering candies and coins, foreman Han helped her down. She didn't have time to watch those people grabbing candies, so she hurried to An Orion's house next door to help cook.
Today, she took out all the chickens in the space again and replaced them with chicks, and the next one was eggs. The space would be overflowing, and the number would probably exceed 20,000, so she didn't feel bad at all when taking it out.
The pig killed on the tenth day of the lunar month didn't have much good meat left, and it was almost finished. Xia Qiyue originally planned to kill another pig, but the butcher at the pork shop had family matters and couldn't kill it for her.
So yesterday she bought half a fan of pork and wanted to treat the whole village to a meal, so she would have to cook more. After all, the villagers who had been hungry for so long would certainly eat a lot.
The weather in March made it impossible to grow vegetables in the north, so the dishes were a bit monotonous. Five chickens stewed a large pot of potatoes, pork belly stewed with dried beans, and pork belly stewed with sauerkraut.
At this time, most of the cabbage stored in the winter was gone, and it was difficult to buy. Fortunately, there were still radishes. Xia Qiyue bought radishes. She had all kinds of vegetables in her space, but she didn’t dare to take them out.
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After a winter of storage, those cabbages and radishes were wilted, but the ones in her space were still fresh and juicy. Can people look at them with suspicion?
Although the radish was a little wilted, it didn't affect Mrs. Zhao's ability to use it as a cold dish. She shredded it well, cut the wilted radish into fine pieces, sprinkled it with salt water, added some green onions, and put some soy sauce. It was nothing complicated.
The preparation process of seasoning is simple and a cold dish is ready.
Xia Qiyue was dumbfounded when she saw it. Is this the end? Without vinegar, chili oil, or any other seasonings, would the cold dish be delicious?
However, this sentence was slapped in the face by the subsequent performance of the folks.
Not to mention the meat and vegetables, the cold dishes that had no technical content and could be mixed with eyes closed were all eaten up. If the bowls and plates were edible, there would definitely be no leftovers.
Babies, please vote for me. I can’t even get on the list now. It’s so pitiful.